Spices That Will Boost Your Immune System - BFit

As you know cooking more healthy while reducing added sugar, salt, and fats can leave your meals tasting, well…unworthy without the magic of herbs and spices.
Spices, such as cardamon, cumin, cinnamon, turmeric, cayenne, and so many other spices and herbs goes back hundreds of years, not only as a way to add wonderful flavor to foods, but mainly for it’s medicinal purposes.
Using a combination of spices and herbs in your daily recipes can help reduce inflammation, cholesterol, high blood pressure; all while fighting against diabetes, cancer, muscle aches, and chronic illness.
So pick your favorite spices and get to cooking!

The 3 Spices I Use Everyday…

Turmeric:

* Contains the powerful compound curcumin, which fights against cancer, Alzheimer’s, heart disease, and symptoms of depression.

* Due to the curcumin compound, this spice also has awesome anti-inflammatory properties, which helps with severe joint pain, such as, arthritis.

* Because Turmeric is high in anti-oxidants and anti- inflmmatory properties, the body is well equipped to fight chronic illness, all while supporting the gut-immune system.

Ginger

* Just like turmeric, ginger is anti-inflammatory, due to the compound gingerol. This natural causing ant-oxidant works within the body to improve the immune system, while fighting chronic illness.

* Adding ginger to your post workout meals and green smoothies, can help ease over-worked muscles.

* And my favorite thing about ginger is…it curbs nausea (I get awful motion sickness from trains and cars, so taking some form of ginger is a must for me). Also, ginger is great for soothing an upset stomach (do you remember your mom giving you gingerale when you had a tummy ache?). Now a days, though, I minced ginger root and steeped in hot water or I suck on ginger unsweetened candy.

Garlic

* It’s a great immunity boost by fighting cancer cells, improving cardiovascular health, and for fighting seasonal colds (steep a little minced garlic and ginger in hot water and sip). To reap the benefits of this spice add minced raw garlic or slightly cooked garlic in all your meals (add the garlic to recipes at the end of cooking to preserve the health enzyme contained in the garlic).

* Garlic also has wonderful anti-inflammatory properties. So it works well on sore muscle and joint pain. You can rub garlic oil on the joint for relief (although you may smell like it).

* One thing you may not know, garlic works well as a anti-fungal. Rub raw garlic on your feet to treat athlete’s foot.